Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
Front and eastern side | |
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Location | Mount Hermon Road, near Newport, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°0′8″N 79°18′28″W / 38.00222°N 79.30778°W / 38.00222; -79.30778 |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1873 (1873) |
MPS | Public Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85000389 |
VLR No. | 007-0547 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 27, 1985 |
Designated VLR | December 11, 1984 |
Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse is a historic public school building located near Newport, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1873, as a two-room, frame schoolhouse. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and has a gable roof. An addition was built in the 1880s, creating an L-shaped plan. The school closed in 1923, and the property was sold to the Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moffett's Creek Schoolhouse" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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